[RedMonqey]

I'm sure you have a picture of loved ones in your house. Or wallet. On your phone.

I must be truthfully on this point. I am very proud of my family and my family's history that it borders on a sin(vanity) And yes we have pictures of long deceased members whom I look upon when I get in a melancholy mood and I thumb through the family album.

However I don't offer the album prayers or carry it around as to ward off evil spirits. As to what others prefer to worship is their constitution(God Given) right and woe to me if I deny anyone that right.

But as it was pointed out to me about the origins of our Christian faith and did more of my own research I see how far our faith has been "drifting" away from it's roots, I in turn help enlightened others who believe in Christ and serve in His name.

Am I right? I humbly believe so. If anything I hope you too will do your own research and see if what I am saying is true.

Not claiming I know the answers(that would be insane) or that I had direct divine guidance(didn't hear any voices but the written word) Just an assembly of undisputed facts from various resources, some Bibilal, some historical and tried to put this "puzzle" together.

[FatherofFive]

However I don't offer the album prayers or carry it around as to ward off evil spirits.

Who does this? What does this look like?

I see how far our faith has been "drifting" away from it's roots

Yes for sure. The heresy of Protestantism has drifted from Christ's command to be 'one' in our beliefs

The Church of the apostles was definitely one: "There is one body and one spirit," Paul wrote, "just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of us all" (Eph. 4:4-5). Paul linked this primitive unity to the Church's common Eucharistic bread: "Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of one bread" (1 Cor. 10:17). Jesus had promised at the outset that "there would be one flock, one shepherd" (John 10:16).